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A league spokesman confirmed to The Associated Press that the team and its personnel were fined $150,000 by the NBA for comments made about the All-Star center during the moratorium period.

Howard committed to leave the Lakers and join the Rockets on Friday, and Rockets general manager Daryl Morey gave an interview later that night with Comcast SportsNet Houston in which he talked about the recruitment and landing of him. Coach Kevin McHale also discussed Howard over the weekend at the Orlando Summer League.

Free agency deals couldn't become official until Tuesday at 9:01 p.m., after the 2013-14 salary cap was officially set ($58.7 million).

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Former Lakers center Andrew Bynum visited the Atlanta Hawks and plans to meet today with Dallas, his agent told The Associated Press. …

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